Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oxbow lake

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: oxbow lake
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A crescent-shaped lake formed near a flat-valleyed river when one of its meanders becomes pinched off and isolated.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: billabong (Australia)"
"Humans called this an oxbow lake—one that had originally been part of the river."

Inflected Forms

oxbow lakes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

resaca

Synonyms

billabong

Questions

What does oxbow lake mean?: A crescent-shaped lake formed near a flat-valleyed river when one of its meanders becomes pinched off and isolated.

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